JPH057233B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an outer shell cover mounting structure for a scooter.

Conventionally, the resin outer cover that covered the rear of the scooter body was divided into multiple parts, and each divided cover was independently fixed to the bracket of the vehicle body frame with bolts, etc. There is. However, there is an installation error in welding the bracket to the vehicle body frame, and there is also molding distortion on the split cover side, so gaps are likely to form at the mating surfaces (seams) of each cover fixed to the vehicle body frame. In order to obtain a clean mating surface without such a gap, the operator had to perform very careful and troublesome work.

An object of the present invention is to provide an outer shell cover mounting structure for a scooter that allows the outer shell cover having a split structure as described above to be easily mounted without creating a gap between the mating surfaces of the split covers. It is to do so.

To achieve the above object, the present invention has an outer shell cover provided to surround the lower part of the seat at the rear of the vehicle body, which is divided into a front cover that covers the front side, a rear cover that covers the rear side, and side covers that cover both left and right sides respectively. In the scooter, the front cover and the rear cover are fixed to the vehicle body frame by a fixing device, and the front cover and the rear cover are connected to each other without fixing the side cover to the vehicle body frame, and The present invention is characterized in that the position of either one of the fixing portions of the front cover and the rear cover to the vehicle body frame can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction through the elongated hole.

In this way, the front cover and rear cover are fixed to the vehicle body frame, but the side cover between these two covers is not fixed to the vehicle body frame, but is connected to each other, and either of the fixed parts of the front cover and rear cover is connected to each other. Since one side can be adjusted back and forth using a long hole, dimensional errors of the cover can be accumulated on the intermediate side cover, and the accumulated errors can be transferred to the fixed part of the front cover or rear cover whose position can be adjusted back and forth. It can be absorbed by twisting.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

In the figure, 1 is a front wheel and 2 is a rear wheel. A seat 3 is provided in the upper part of the rear part of the vehicle body, and the lower side of the seat 3 is surrounded by an outer shell cover 4, and an engine, a vehicle body frame 8, a fuel tank 9, etc. (not shown) are disposed inside. The outer shell cover 4 is the rear cover 5 at the rearmost part.
It is divided into side covers 6, 6 on both lateral sides, and a front cover 7 on the front. 10 is a taillight.

Among the covers divided into multiple parts, rear cover 5
is fixed to the vehicle body frame 8 by bolts 12 via brackets 11 welded to the vehicle body frame 8. The rear cover 5 fixed to the vehicle body frame 8 has an insertion hole 13a as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
A long hole 13b is formed through buffer rubber, and a claw 14a and a protrusion 14b provided at the rear end of the side cover 6 are inserted into and connected to the insertion hole 13a and the long hole 13b, respectively.

On the other hand, an insertion hole 16a, claws 16b, 16c, and a hole 16d are provided on the front end side of the side cover 6, and claws 17a, 17b, and a pair of claws 17c are provided on the front cover 7 side facing these. ,1
7c, 17d, and hole 17e are provided, respectively.

The claw 17b of the front cover 7 is inserted into the insertion hole 16a of the side cover 6 in the same manner as in FIG.
is inserted into an insertion hole 15a provided at the front end of the rear cover 5 with a similar configuration. Further, the claws 16b, 16c of the side cover 6 and the pair of claws 17c, 17c, 17d, 17d of the front cover 7 are fitted in a positional relationship in which they intersect with each other,
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, each claw is urged by its own elastic force to contact and engage with the inner surface of the other cover 6, 7. Further, a connecting bolt passes through the hole 16d of the side cover 6 and the hole 17e of the front cover 7.

As described above, a long hole 18 is provided at the lower end of the front cover 7 connected to the side cover 6. The lower end of the side cover 7 is connected to the vehicle body frame 8a integral with the vehicle body frame 8 through the elongated hole 18, as shown in FIG.
In contrast, it is fixed with bolts 21 and nuts 22 with a footrest 20 interposed therebetween.

The above-mentioned mounting structure for the outer shell cover 4 is different from the conventional mounting structure for outer shell covers in which each divided cover is fixed to the vehicle body frame 8, 8a, but is fixed to the vehicle body frame 8. First, only the rear cover 5 is fixed, then the side cover 6 is connected to the rear cover 5, and then the front cover 7 is connected to the side cover 6 in sequence. The last front cover 7 is attached to the vehicle body frame 8a through the long holes 18 with bolts 21 and nuts 22.
Fixed by In this way, the intermediate side covers are not directly fixed to the vehicle body frame, but are connected by connecting the covers together, so the flexibility of the covers themselves prevents gaps from forming between the mating surfaces. . Furthermore, by sequentially connecting the covers 5 and 6 as described above, the dimensional errors of each cover 5 and 6 are accumulated in the next cover to be connected, and the accumulation of dimensional errors is absorbed by the elongated hole 18 of the last front cover 7. Ru. Also, by connecting the left and right side covers 6, 6 to the rear cover 5, a dimensional error may occur between the left and right covers, but this also occurs when the last front cover 7 can be absorbed by the deflection of the Therefore, the rear cover 5, the side cover 6, the front cover 7
can be easily attached without any gaps between them.

As described above, the scooter outer shell cover mounting structure according to the present invention is a scooter in which the outer shell cover that covers the rear part of the vehicle body is divided into a plurality of covers, and one of the covers is attached to the vehicle body frame using a fixing device. The other covers were connected to the externally fixed cover one by one, and the last cover was fixed to the vehicle body frame through the long hole using a fixing tool, so a gap was created between the mating surfaces due to the connection of the covers. Moreover, the accumulation of dimensional errors due to the connections between the covers can be easily absorbed by the elongated holes in the last cover, making installation easy.

In the embodiment based on the above-described drawings, the front cover 7 is fixed to the vehicle body frame through the elongated hole 18 so as to be adjustable in its longitudinal position, but in view of the spirit of the present invention, the above relationship may be reversed. , rear cover 5
An elongated hole may be provided in the holder so that the position can be adjusted in the front-rear direction.

As described above, the present invention fixes the front cover and the rear cover to the vehicle body frame, while connecting the intermediate side covers to each other without fixing them to the vehicle body frame.
In addition, since either the fixing portion of the front cover or the rear cover can be adjusted in position in the front-rear direction through the elongated hole, it is possible to accumulate dimensional errors of the cover in the intermediate side cover, and the accumulated error can be adjusted. This can be absorbed by the fixing part whose position can be adjusted in the front and rear direction through the elongated holes of the front cover or the rear cover, so that it can be mounted without any gaps on the mating surfaces. Furthermore, even if there is a dimensional error between the left and right side covers, it can be absorbed by the deflection of the front cover or rear cover, which is fixed in an adjustable position, making it possible to mount the device with an extremely good appearance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of a scooter having the outer shell cover mounting structure of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the mounting state of the outer shell cover, and Figs. 3 to 7 are respective connecting parts of each cover. FIG. 4... Outer shell cover, 5... Rear cover, 6...
Side cover, 7...Front cover, 8, 8a...Vehicle frame, 11...Bracket, 12...Bolt, 1
8...long hole, 21...bolt, 22...nut.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a scooter in which the outer shell cover provided to surround the lower part of the seat at the rear of the vehicle body is divided into a front cover that covers the front side, a rear cover that covers the rear side, and side covers that cover both left and right sides, the front cover and The rear cover is fixed to the vehicle body frame with a fixture, the side covers are connected to the front cover and the rear cover without being fixed to the vehicle body frame, and the front cover and the rear cover are connected to the vehicle body frame. A scooter outer shell cover mounting structure in which either one of the fixing parts can be adjusted in the front and rear directions through a long hole.